In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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A man of courage is also full of faith.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

For a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we...

The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him,...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me...

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.